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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

A baby entertained Wednesday matinee
audience at Broadway theatre The play
had failed, and fewer than a hundred per-
sons were there to see it. The performers
had accepted the verdict of rejection by the
public, and were disposed to gag and guy.
The one comedian in the company who had
been able to make any fun with his role was
incapacitated by illness, and had to be omitted
much of the time. 1t was doleiul occasion
A farce with hardly any audience to laugh at
it is exceeded in gloom only by one which
cannot provoke a smile on one out of q
hundred faces. No mental barometer could
have measured the depression of spirits in the
auditorium, but it was, nevertheless much
less there than on the stage. When it was at
its worst an infant escaped from its possibly
slumbering mother, toddled lonesomely down
the aisle, steadied itself at the orchestra rail,
got its first impression of thunder right from
the blaring mouth Of big bugle, and fell
backward with a wall of horror. Tue roar Of
laughter astOurried the actor who happened
to be at the footiights. Nothing like that had
been heard that week in the house He
looked down and saw the cause of the merri-
ment. "Come up here, little one,p he said.
1--WE need Won New York Sun
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

went by carriage from Penzance to the
jumping off place" at Lands End. 1t is a
drive OF eleven miles, with nothing of par
ticuiar interest along the road, excepting the
Merry Maidens," the Blind Fiddler" and
Flpers. These are the names popularity
gwen to tall upright slabs of stone, the plac-
ing OF which IN the fields is attributed to thu
Drulds Their purpose and date of their
erection are matters of pure conjecture. In
the center OF every large pasturipg tract may
Dc seen a stone of smaller size, which nobody
calls "Druldieal," although in general ap-
Peafance 1t would pass for genuine ANTIQUE.
IL u only scratching post humaneIy pro-
sueu' "i'nih the times Of living men, for
ths enjoyment of cows and sheep.
now suppose that 800 hundred wears hence
al TINS LAND should cease to be pasturage and
become the site of towns and that fsw If
THESE scratching stones should survive the
general transformation of things and that
the knowledge of their original fr,,ct;on
should be lost, 1t is entirely conceivable that
III such case antiquaries might trace them
TO the Druids. Ii some hair or wool uera
found In crevlces of such a stone-rubhed off
by the animal III his ecstasy of scratcbinr-it
might be Claimed as sufficient proof of tba
sacriicial object of the slab, to which the
victim was tied up by the Druiis and
slaughtered there. All Of which teaches ms tn
sgo slow" in interpreting the DEVELOPMENTS of
antiquarian researches. York Journal
of Commerce
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
Dog eat dog-A canine eating bologna.
The Epoch.



Deputy Coroner Johnston was sworn and
deposed:
LAST night about IL o'clock, your honor,
was standing in the door of the morgue when
a man came through Dunbar alley. He was
bare headed, his nose was bleeding, and he
was all covered with sawdust.
"'Hellop | said; you're i'll pretty bad luck
What's the matter with you?
@'Oh, nothin', he said; I've just been over
TO Maginnis'.'
about three minutes later another man
came into the alley limping badly One Of
his eyes was swollen dreadfully and his cheek
was bloody
"'Well,' asked, what policeman dubbed
your
"'No policeman, young Teller, he answered
I've just been over to Maginnis''
"a third man appeared pretty soon, looking
like total wreck. Somebody had stepped on
the fingers of his left hand. They were all
broken and dangling like so many sausages.
"'Ah,' said l, what's happened to your
mot much in particular. I've just been
over to Maginnis''
Il went inside, your honor, and presently
perceived face peering through the window
Of the morgue from the outside 1t was the
worst bunged up face ever saw The fore
head was skinned and CORY, the eyes were
mere lines on mounds Of discolored flesh, and
the lips were like two slices of cantaloupe.
All his front teeth were knocked out and
blood was dripping down on his shirt front.
"'Weli,' l said, going to the door, what dc
you want, my friendP
"T'm looking for the receiving hospital
asBeen over to Maginnis'f inquired
"'Maginnis' be dashed, said he; I'm Ma
ginnis himself
"Yes," affirmed Mr.. Johnson, Al recognize
the prisoners in the dock as the four men.
presume the gentlemen met later and resumed
the discussion
Decision reserved.--San Francisco Exam
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

George Stayner, Ives & Co s sole remain
ing partner, got his start through valuable
invention. A man in whom Stayner was in
terested died suddenly in New Haven, Conn.
where Stayner was small tradesman, and
left an invention for engraving the backs of
bank notes. Stayner, by some means or
other, got hold of the machine and came to
New York at once. He went to the New
York Bank Note company-a sort of Stand
ard Oh monopoly in this sort of work-and
asked TO see the president
Does he know YOU" the attendant asked
Mop" said the visitor, carelessly, ''but you
tell him that he'll want TO know HE pretty
darn bad when he finds out what this ma
chine can do"
In few moments the president and the
superintendent looked at the machine, and
saw that it could perform the delicate and
Kaleidoscope tracery on bank notes i'll a fash
ion that put their prevailing methods To the
blush.
what are your termsi" asked the presi-
dent
Stayner said he wanted lump sum and a
big block of the stock. The terms were stag
gering, but the machine was mailer
uiNc US teu udJs " lHiiih IL over, Saiu
the president, ~and we will then give you our
answer"
an give you just twenty minutes" said
Mr., Stayner, dryly. Then he picked up his
hat and strolled out When he came back,
the president smiled and said, with forced
carelessness:
swell, sir, we will pay you your terms"
"Well, the fact is" said Stayner, thought
fully, -rm not exactly pleased with the
terms. want larger amount of stock ~
Blakely Hall in The Argonaut
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
HE WAS A BLOOD.
A Young Man Pays s. for a Ride in
Street Car

A Young Man Pays s. for a Ride in q
Street Car.
He was young, stylish, and very drunk
As he sat in corner of Mission street car
last night and surveyed the tips of his patent
feathers through pair of bleared optics that
bulged from their bony orbits, it was evident
that he WAS typical member of the haut
voice
A young lady and an ultra fashionable
chaperone, with large fan and false front,
sat opposite the young man The young lady
seemed To be greatly amused in watching the
efforts of the intoxicated individual to appear
perfectly sober, while he seemed to be totally
obliviOus of her presence
The young lady watched intently; the j. l.
hiccoughed mildly, and the driver notified
the occupants of the car that fare was due
by jerking the bell violently about every
minute
Presently the car stopped, and an aged and
decrept man slowly entered His arms
seemed to be paralyzed, but he managed to
get out a thin wallet, from which he drew
nickel He gave pleading look around the
car, and the young lady quickly reached
over, smiled pleasantly, received the nickel,
and deposited it in the box. The aged man
bestowed upon her look of gratitude, and
the blase young man appeared to be startled
by the triting incident. Just about this
time the driver became tired ringing for the
fare. He threw open the door with bang,
and in the regulation car drivers voice com
manded the young blood to pay his fare
The latter started as if the angle worms
that precede the large ugly reptiles had met
his view. He quickly regained his COM
posure, however, and with his thumb and
foretngeF took coin from his vest pocket
Then he cast beseeching glance at the
young lady, leaned so heavily upon the
chaperone that she managed to conjure up a
blush, and in voice strained with counter
felt emotion said: Nv ould you DO so kind"
Certainly was the meek retoinder, and
she took the coin and deposited it in the box,
just as she had done with the aged gentle
mans fare When it reached the bottom she
saw it through the glass, and an expression
of panied surprise suffused her countenance.
She quickly turned and said: "Why, sir,
You gave M IS piece"
He was just prepared to beam forth q
Smile of thanks, but the announcement
affected his breathing. He staggered up to
the door, and in loud voice demanded
change for the IS. The driver had pulled the
string that projected the coin to the bottom
of the box He thought that it was only a
nickel, as he had only taken q casual giance
and the demand for change phased him. He
quietly told the passenger to go and get
sober, and when the latter became destroyer.
GUS he was told that he would be thrown off
the car He then muttered something about
suing the company, and finally took his de
parture, but he never again glanced at thu
young iady.-San Francisco Post.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

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The pain suffered by those who are at
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The relief that is given by the use of Lit
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by Hartz & Bahnsen.
Use Cressler's Wild Rose tooth powder
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Dyspepsia is the cause of many of the
pleasures of this life being avoided
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Every year increases the popularity Of
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

A man who spent three hours the other day
in the lobby of the Palmer house, Chicago
gives the following statistics about the PEG
pie who came in during that time; One legged
men who came in, AZ; one armed men, IS
men who wore glasses, 40; men who wort
mustaches, 106; men who wore full boards, 50
msn who had no hair on their faces, rs; meI
who wore Prince Alberts, 1870; men who
didn't, 100; Men who went into the bar, ITO
men who came in and sat down and sale
nothing, and then got up and went out, ls0.-
New York Tribune
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
A Cowboys Bit of Experience.

am not dissatisfied, but my foolish notions
have been corrected, and l am sure if the
young men in the east knew the facts and
understood the real work that cowboys do
they would be glad to stay at home and earn
a living in an easier manner.
The work is fully as hard as sailors 1t
has its redeeming features, of course, and a
cowboy has good health and is independent to
a certain extent If | were asked to advise a
young man about a cowboys life and the
chances of success, should tell him the life
was hard, and that without capital the
chances were poor.
Then, if he insisted upon trying it, should
tell him to go out on some big New England
farm, put on q pair of oyeralls, do all the
hard drudgery and then multiply his work by
two, and he would get an idea OF a cowboys
life-Youth's Companion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

Metallurgy is the oldest of the sciences 1t
was born in the efforts of the alchemists to
transmute metals into gold, and has come
down through the centuries less changed
than any other science. While the earliest
records are notfull and complete, the alloys
made in those old ages, and the slags found
about some of the oldest workshops discov-
cred, some Of them dating back to the age of
Moses, show pretty clearly what the metal
lurgical methods of those days were, and
show that they were much the same as the
methods now in use, The slags give proof
that lime was used as it is used now, and that
sulphur was bugbear as it is now. What
advances have been made have been more of
mechanical nature than in the way of dis
covering new laws or principles of chemistry
Public Opinion.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
THE GULLY.
ruined mill long shadows fall,

In the ruined mill long shadows fall
The mice creep over the floor,
The eobwebs swing on the crannied wall,
The sun Sits in through the door;
The great milestone hangs idly there,
And the brook as it tricklestby
Gives happy laugh To the sunlit air
And a smile to the far of sky.
1t springs and it leaps the mill race down,
IL whispers over the grass,
1t gurgles under the tree roots brown,
II calls to the birds as they pass;
Over feathery moss it softly flows
Where the pines their bows interlace,
And the great, gaunt rocks In their calm repose
For ages untold have their place
In the deep ravine, in the summer noon,
The lazy leaves scarcely stir;
A wayward bee gives q honeyed Groom,
The criekets family whir;
The trees grow green in their fallen state,
The squirrels run out and in,
And the very stones seem to watch and wait
For the life of the mill to begin.
Marie C. F. Sieboth.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

Insanity is on the increase. Statistics
show this. Many cases are brought on
by overwork, anxiety, excitement, men
tai trouble and nervous prostitution; it is
also inherited. Invariably sleeplessness
and constipation manifest themselves be-
fore one becomes insane. Constipation
induces dyspepsia, jaundice, bad breath,
piles, pimples. low spirits, headache. etc.
DR.. Jones' Red Glover Tonic relieves
constipation, thereby curing these dis
eases. Price. SO cents, of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
Peeuiiar

In the combination, proportion, and prep
aration of its ingredients, Hoods Sarsa>
parilla accomplishes cures where other
preparations entirely fail, Peculiar in
its good name at home, which is tower
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nomenal sales it has attained, Hoods
Sarsaparilla is the most successful medi-
cine for purifying the blood, giving
strength, and creating an appetite.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

In the pursuit of the good things of
his world We anticipate too much; we
eat out the heart and sweetness of world
ly pleasures by delightful forethought of
them. The results obtained from the use
of DR. Jones Red Glover Tonic far exceed
all claims. 1t cures dyspepsia, and all
stomach, liver, kidney and bladder
troubles. 1t is perfect tonic, appetizer,
blood purifier, sure cure for ague and
maIsrial diseases, Price. 80 cents, of
druggists
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
ADVICE TO aurHxRs.

ART you disturbed at night and broken
Of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teethf If so,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
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teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm,
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the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicisns in the United States, and is for
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price 25 cents per bottle.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

Its windows were a curiosity, the first
had ever seen in India where the panes were
of the pearl oyster shell. cut thin, and about
an inch and a half square This was the Por-
tuguese window. The labor of making great
windows of such small pieces of shell neatly
cut and smoothed must have been immense,
even for one building At least one half the
light was INSTRUCTED by the shell strata, and
when one adds to this the wooden framing
for the shells, there must have been a consid-
cradle addition to the -opaqueness. But
then this is India, and it is always study to
keep out the glare of the sun-Harper's
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

He-Charming youth, that young Bethany
such a refined and cultivated intellect
When you think what he's risen from, it really
does him credit
She-Why, were his people-a-inferiah2
He-WeIl, yes His grandfather s an earl
you know. and his uncle s bishop; and he
himself is heir to an old baronetcy with
ESQ 900 yearl-London Punch.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
The Famous French Commun,s,

Louise Michel, the famous French Commun-
ist, is said at last to have crossed the boun-
dairy into insanity, or, at least, into aberra-
ton. Her publishers are refusing to print
her books, her health is broken, and she is, it
Is said, likely to be left to starve if her pen
and tongue fail her. As a rule exc.pt in
revolutionary districts, she is now booted at
and ill treated, it is said, when she speaks-
New York Sun.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
The Babyls All Stopped up.

1--WE took it out riding in it's carriage
and it went to sleep. 1t caught cold
while we were carrying it from the car
riage back into the house. The Holman
Adjustable baby>carriage can be detached
from the wheels and carried into the
house without disturbing the baby. See
advertisement and send for catalogue.
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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused such
a: general revival of trade at Hartz &
Bahnsen's drug store as their giving away
to their customers of so many free trial
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never disappoints. Coughs, colds, asth~
ma, bronchitis, Group, and all throat and
lung diseases quickly cured. You can
test it before buying by getting Trial
bottle free large size 81 Every bottle
warranted.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28
The Salmon Held in Aversion,

The fishermen i'll Scotland declare that the
salmon's tail is pointed since Loki became a
salmon, and was caught by that appendage
while slipping through a net set for him by
the gods" Curior to say, in some parts of
Scotland the salmon is held In great aversion,
its name not even being mentioned. Thus in
certain districts it is known as the 'so-and-
SOS fish," and in others as ''the beast Chi
cago News
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

Use it in every sick room. viii keep
the atmosphere pure and wholesome
removing all bad odors from any source.
Viii destroy all Disease Germs, infec-
tion from all Fevcrs. and all Contagious
Diseases.
The eminent physician, J. Marion
Sims, NJ D., New York. SAYS: Il am
convinced tina, Prof Darby's Prophylac-
tic Fluid is most valuable disinfectant.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

Fast walking, it is claimed, is injurious to
the complexion. 1t pumps the blood into the
head, and does more TO ruin the English and
Scotch compilations than all other influences
combined, for the English and Scotch women
walk more '.rushingiy" than Americans Chi.
cago Times.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

The Great Rock Island &C., R. l. & P.
R. R } offers choice OF routes beyond
the Missouri river Oh both single and
round trip tickets. First-class excursions
every week. Rates as low as the lowest
Trans composed of elegant day coaches.
superb dining cars, magnificent chair
cars and Pullman palace sleeping cars.
For full information, address, E. A. Hol-
brook, G. T. & p A, Chicago, III.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

Your liveryman knows what he's
about. He uses the Rice Coil Spring,
because his customers won't have any
other kind, if they can get this. Besides,
two wagons with the Rice Spring last as
long as three with any other kind.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-10-28

All materials, whether silk or wool'
have their appropriate combination fab
RIGS, but tailor-made costumes of plain,
smooth finished cloths will be as popular
as ever for street wear.